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Where does “drvo” come from?

drvo (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic drъvo, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

drvo (Serbo-Croatian): tree; wood; timber

Definitions

  1. tree; wood; timber

Ancestry of “drvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrъvotree; wood
2Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
3Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “drvo”

  • дрворед
  • drvored
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